Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Writing exercise
Just got hearsay from social media, it is said that Kindle might quit the China market from 2022. Up to now, I don’t know if hearsay is true, but it brings a signal to us that the growth of online reading market slows down. Regarding to the information, Kindle entered the China market in the year of 2013. By 2018, millions of Kindles had been sold in China, and the China market had become the world’s largest market of Kindle. But after that, new local players successively entered the China online reading market, for example: Xiaomi, Lenova, so the competition become fierce. Apart from e-book, smartphones are also a strong competitor in the online reading market due to its convenience. Many smartphones can provide online reading mode while they can get on the internet at any time，so lots of consumers use smartphones to fulfill their reading needs. Thus we can see that，the hearsay could be true. And it brings a thought to all businessmen: the development of the world is fast, and the renewal of products is getting faster. It is easy to be eliminated without innovation and forward-looking thinking.
Just heard a rumor from social media, which said that Kindle might quit the China market from 2022. Up to now, I don’t know if rumor is true, but it brings a signal to us that the growth of online reading market is slowing down. According to / Based on the information, Kindle entered the China market in the year of 2013 and by 2018, millions of Kindles had been sold in China, and the China market had become the world’s largest market for Kindles / Kindle market / market of Kindles. But after that, new local players successively entered the China online reading market / e-reader market, for example: Xiaomi, Lenovo, so the competition became fierce. Apart from e-books, smartphones are also a strong competitor in the online reading market due to its convenience. Many smartphones can provide an e-reading mode while also can let you browse the internet / whilst also letting you browse the internet，so lots of consumers use smartphones to fulfill their reading needs. Thus we can see that，the rumor could / may / might be true. And it brings a thought to all businessmen / it should be a lesson to all businessmen: the development of the world is fast / rapid, and the advancement / development of products is getting / has been getting faster. It is easy to be eliminated from the market without innovation and forward-looking thinking.
Vocabulary
dark clouds / cloudy skies / overcast
fierce competition / strong competition / a lot of competition
rumor – sth you heard but can’t confirm (standard English)
hearsay – sth that sb said but can’t or hasn’t been proven by the current evidence (formal)
in regards to / regarding – lets you introduce a subject / topic
according to / based on – saying where some information / instruction came from
Grammar
another news – another piece of news / some other news
on my bag – in my bag
if i’m out of home – if I go out / if I’m out
when I’m at home / when I’m home – the place you’re at now
when I’m home – I arrive home
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